nonsteroid

Definitions of nonsteroid
  1. noun
    an organic compound that does no contain a steroid
    synonyms: nonsteroidal
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    types:
    DES, diethylstilbesterol, stilbesterol
    synthetic nonsteroid with the properties of estrogen; formerly used to treat menstrual problems but was found to be associated with vaginal cancers in the daughters of women so treated during pregnancy
    type of:
    organic compound
    any compound of carbon and another element or a radical
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